Quick Tips on Learning English

Trust me: English is as easy as the native language you’re speaking. You might had a hard time trying to learn the basics, but now that you’re past that, the road has become better.

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Aside from careful study of the said language, there are ways you can be proficient in the use of it. By doing these three quick tips on a regular basis, you’ll improve your accent and your vocabulary in no time.

1.)    Watch films.

This way you can actually pick up the actors’ way of speaking. You’ll get their accent and how they construct their sentences. You also can pick what accent to pick up. If you want a Californian accent, grab a movie set in Cali. If you want a New Yorker’s accent, watch You’ve Got Mail. If you want British, grab Harry Potter.

Word of advice: don’t watch much action movies as the characters there scream more than they speak.

2.)    Think in English.

My professor once told me, Think in English. Always. Do everything in English. Speak in English. Eat in English. Take a bath in English. Sleep in English. When you do so, you will get to construct sentences faster and avoid a major-major mistake.

3.)    Read.

Read any materials written in English. This way, you will get to enhance your vocabulary (grab a dictionary, too) and your style of speaking!

Doing these things will make yourself adapt to the language. Perhaps a week of exposure to doing these things can make studying a lot easier.  Just remember, practice makes perfect; Patience is a virtue; try until you succeed.